Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

I have been sent a wma file that is 3MB in size how do I get it squashed down so I can put it on a web site as a download for an Ipod or MP3 player any advise would be good as I’m not sure how you do this while keeping the sound quality, but small enough to put on a web site.

A person has kindly written and sings this song, I think its quite good, any ears willing to see / hear what you think, it’s more country and is about children going to Australia from Dr. Barnardo’s.

Any help would be good.

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

Have a play around with Super, that should do what you want.

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

This just may be a silly question but where is the link to download :)

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

I take it you mean on the authors website itself ? Yeah, some people have said in the past that the download link tends to be buried. Just use the mirror download.

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

Can't you compress it by putting it in a .zip file and then let people download that?

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

I just hope I don’t come across as I know it all, this would be very far from the truth, the truth is I’m quite technically challenged, if you could only see my last school report.

Anyway back to my problem. I would like to convert this music file which I have now converted to MP3 which is 3.78MB in size

What do you do so people who are even more technically challenged than me, they will be able to download the file from a web site and play on their Ipod or MP3 player?

Lastly I think the sound quality has changed converting it to MP3 from WMA with that prog I have finaly downloaded, but what would I know my hearing is shott. pardon I said my hearing was shott :p:

Is putting the file in a zip folder the only way to compress the file?

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

WMA is already heavily compressed. Zipping it will make little if any difference to the size, and, indeed, may increase it.


TBH, WMA is a more efficient compression system than MP3. The only thing you can do to reduce the size is reduce the quality. A lower bitrate file will be smaller, but have lower quality.

Note: For really compact files, I usually use OGG music at a low bitrate, as it sounds better than WMA or MP3 at low bitrates, but haven't suggested it here, as most commercial MP3 players can't handle OGG.

Re: Help to reduce size of a WMA file
 

Anybody know how to get a tune out of Itunes and then put it on a web site so people can download it for their Ipod or MP3 player. I have spent ages looking with no luck